Duran Duran: Working with Timbaland was a fucking nightmare

Duran Duran have described working on three tracks for their 2007 album, ‘Red Carpet Massacre’ with Timbaland as “a fucking nightmare”. John Taylor told The Quietus: “That whole project was a fucking nightmare. We delivered an album to Sony that was a natural-sounding, almost rock album, and they were like: ‘We need something a bit pop, do you fancy doing a couple of tracks with Timbaland?'”

Nick Rhodes continued: “The thing was, we got an opportunity to work with Timbaland, so we thought: ‘Great, let’s go for it’. We knew it was a risk in terms of what the fans would like, if you’re working with someone who is ostensibly an electro/hip hop producer. When Timbaland saw the guitar and the bass and the drums come in to the studio, I think he was mortified, because everything’s in a box for those guys. But I’m really glad we made that album, because in time I think it will stand up”.